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    <h1 id="what-is-python">What is Python</h1>
    <p>
      Python is a popular programming language. It was created in 1991 by Guido
      van Rossum.
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    <p>
      Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It has
      efficient high-level data structures and a simple but effective approach
      to object-oriented programming. Python’s elegant syntax and dynamic
      typing, together with its interpreted nature, make it an ideal language
      for scripting and rapid application development in many areas on most
      platforms.
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    <p>It is used for:</p>
    <ul>
      <li>web development (server-side),</li>
      <li>software development,</li>
      <li>mathematics,</li>
      <li>system scripting.</li>
    </ul>
    <h2 id="what-can-python-do">What can Python do?</h2>
    <ul>
      <li>Python can be used on a server to create web applications.</li>
      <li>Python can be used alongside software to create workflows.</li>
      <li>
        Python can connect to database systems. It can also read and modify
        files.
      </li>
      <li>
        Python can be used to handle big data and perform complex mathematics.
      </li>
      <li>
        Python can be used for rapid prototyping, or for production-ready
        software development.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <h2 id="why-python">Why Python?</h2>
    <ul>
      <li>
        Python works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi,
        etc).
      </li>
      <li>Python has a simple syntax similar to the English language.</li>
      <li>
        Python has syntax that allows developers to write programs with fewer
        lines than some other programming languages.
      </li>
      <li>
        Python runs on an interpreter system, meaning that code can be executed
        as soon as it is written. This means that prototyping can be very quick.
      </li>
      <li>
        Python can be treated in a procedural way, an object-orientated way or a
        functional way.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <h2 id="good-to-know">Good to know</h2>
    <ul>
      <li>
        The most recent major version of Python is Python 3, which we shall be
        using in this tutorial. However, Python 2, although not being updated
        with anything other than security updates, is still quite popular.
      </li>
      <li>
        In this tutorial Python will be written in a text editor. It is possible
        to write Python in an Integrated Development Environment, such as
        Thonny, Pycharm, Netbeans or Eclipse which are particularly useful when
        managing larger collections of Python files.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <h2 id="references">References</h2>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <a href="https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_intro.asp"
          >w3schools.com</a
        >
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